Fungicides for hail damaged crops
With recent hail in Illinois, the questions will start coming in as to the utility of foliar fungicides for wounded plant tissues. Some people consider fungicides for hail-damaged crops…
Blast from the past!
Recently we released the 2019 Pest and Disease Research Guide. We are using a new platform to store and allow access to these guides, and as a result would…
2019 Applied Pest and Disease Management Results available!
Each season we publish many of our applied research trials on insect and disease management in Illinois, as well as provide information on insect surveys, disease observations, #weather, and…
Crop Protection Network Launches New Disease Loss Calculator
The Crop protection network has made available a new tool to help producers and the agricultural community access disease losses in corn and soybeans in the U.S. and Ontario,…
Potential Holcus spot on a young corn plant.
Holcus spot in Illinois Corn
This week, growers and ag professionals have noticed round tan colored lesions with red margins and yellow halos on Illinois corn. These symptoms likely were a minor disease called…